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El Porto Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?
The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
40 | 117 | 117 | 64 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 57 | 96 | 184 | 184 | 96 | 76 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 77 | 150 | 246 | 246 | 79 | 79 | 106 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:53PM1.83m | 2:38PM1.05m | 00:53AM1.66m | 3:49PM1.10m | 2:04AM1.48m | 4:51PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM-0.35m | 6:41PM0.78m | 8:36AM-0.23m | 8:12PM0.81m | 9:38AM-0.11m | 9:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SW 21 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 5 | 117 | 6 | 8 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 57 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 76 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 9 | 10 | 246 | 246 | 79 | 72 | 106 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 4 | SW 21 | SW 16 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 3 | 117 | 64 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 56 | 184 | 184 | 76 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 77 | 150 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 79 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 96 | 56 | 55 | 96 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 52 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 225 | 33 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 142 | 56 | 33 | 19 |
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